Great Lakes Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:36:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Great Lakes Also Polluted with Micro-Plastics https://www.greenoptimistic.com/great-lakes-also-polluted-with-micro-plastics-20121130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/great-lakes-also-polluted-with-micro-plastics-20121130/#respond Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:36:54 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29093 Micro-plastics have been accumulating in the surfaces of oceans, affecting negatively marine life and humans, as well. Just recently, researchers have found that the same man-made pollutants are roaming in the great lakes up to about 650,000 micro-plastic particles per square kilometer. Sherri Mason, an environmental chemist, together with other researchers, took 21 water samples […]

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